Archive for September 2021

When one thinks of the top countries for rock, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and to a lesser extent Australia are the greatest exporters, in that order. That scope widens a bit more when it comes to metal, with prolific bands constantly emerging out of Scandinavian and Mediterranean Europe along with the U.K…

If you’re in college or high school, the name Chris Daughtry might not be familiar to you. Here’s a quick rundown for zoomers who have only fragmented memories of the aughts: Daughtry’s musical beginnings were with the bands Cadence and Absent Element, but his rise to fame came from being a contestant on American Idol…

In the conversation of early ‘90s grunge and post-grunge bands, Candlebox is a name that comes up a bit under the surface: They don’t usually show up on the household name level of Nirvana and Alice In Chains but if you dig a touch deeper you’ll hear about them a fair bit from devoted grungers.…

It’s been 6 years since Iron Maiden put out Book of Souls but it feels like a lot longer, at least by the modern-day listener’s standards. Thankfully we won’t have to wait a second more as Senjutsu, the band’s 17th LP has finally arrived. Their second double album after its 2015 predecessor, Senjutsu has already…